Malwa (Punjab)

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Malwa is a region of India in the south-east of the state of Punjab and parts of Haryana and Rajasthan, between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers.^[1]

Districts of Malwa[]

The following districts are classified as Malwa:^[1]

• Firozpur
• Faridkot
• Fazilka^[2]
• Shri Muktsar Sahib
• Moga
• Bathinda
• Barnala
• Mansa
• Sangrur
• Patiala
• Shri Fatehgarh Sahib
• Rupnagar (formerly Ropar)
• Mohali district (officially SAS Nagar district)
• Malerkotla
• Ludhiana

Malwa areas in Haryana and Rajasthan[]

• Sirsa (Haryana)
• Fatehabad (Haryana)
• Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan)
• Hanumangarh (Rajasthan)

Notable residents[]

• Baba Aali Singh Maan and Baba Mali Singh Maan , a martyrs from Ludhian district
• Babbu Maan, a singer from Fatehghar Sahib district
• Babu Rajab Ali, renowned Punjabi Poet
• Hari Singh Dhillon, powerful Sikh warrior of the 17th century
• Jhanda Singh Dhillon
• Banda Singh Bahadur, martyr of the Sikh faith
• Bhuma Singh Dhillon, royal Sikh warrior of the 18th century in Punjab
• Maharaja Rajinder Singh
• Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
• Maharaja Yadavindra Singh
• Harcharan Singh Brar
• Sarabjit Singh Dhillon
• Kartar Singh Sarabha Grewal, Indian revolutionary who was amongst the most famous accused in the Lahore conspiracy trial
• Bibi Sahib Kaur, Sikh Princess
• Bibi Rajindar Kaur, Sikh princess
• Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, officer of the Indian Air Force, Param Vir Chakra awardee
• Baba Gurmukh Singh, freedom fighter
• Sukhdev Thapar, freedom fighter
• Udham Singh, independence activist, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer
• Beant Singh, the assassinated Chief Minister of Punjab
• Giani Zail Singh, former President of India
• Joginder Singh, from Mahla Kalan village in Moga district, officer of the Indian Air Force, Param Vir Chakra award
• Amrit Maan, a singer from Bathinda district
• Gippy Grewal, an actor from Ludhiana district
• Karan Aujla, a singer from Ludhiana district
• Sidhu Moosewala, a singer from Mansa district
• Gugu Gill, an actor from Muktsar district
• Surjit Bindrakhia, a singer from Rupnagar district

See also[]

• Doaba
• Majha
• Poadh

References[]

Coordinates: 30°30′00″N 76°00′00″E / 30.5000°N 76.0000°E / 30.5000; 76.0000